STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said the American Red Cross will bring 10 trucks of personnel and supplies to the borough Thursday, to aid Staten Islanders still reeling from Sandy's wrath.Locations will include Charleston's Bricktown Centre, where a large mobile kitchen will be set up, with food distribution beginning Friday, and trucks with supplies at New Dorp High School and the corner of Hunter Avenue and Father Capodanno Boulevard, Ms. Gillibrand's office said.

She and U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer also said FEMA is "on its way today" to the borough.

This after Borough President James Molinaro and other elected officials ripped into the Red Cross and government agencies for a slow response at a press conference in South Beach headlined by the senators -- who got on the phone and got response pronto for relief requests.

"No place has suffered worse than Staten Island," said Schumer.

During a tour of storm-ravaged blocks in Cedar Grove Beach, Ms. Gillibrand and Schumer met long-time residents like Donna Solli.

"We're going to die," said a distraught Ms. Solli, whose home was ripped apart by Sandy. "Where is the government?"

The senators assured her help is on the way.

Meanwhile, the senators also got an earful from local electeds, including Molinaro, Rep. Michael Grimm, state Sens. Diane Savino and Andrew Lanza and Councilman James Oddo, over the Bloomberg administration's decision to move forward with Sunday's New York City Marathon, given the enormity of recovery efforts here.

The staging area for the race is at the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, which will be closed for most of Sunday.

Ms. Gillibrand said while the decision rested with Mayor Bloomberg, she is "personally" opposed to it being held this weekend.